Phthalate, a compound in chemistry, got us thinking about other words with ph and th right next to each other. This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “Words with Ph-Th” Hello, you have A Way with Words. Hi, this is Susan from San Antonio...
Did you say “shtreet”? The str sound is becoming shtr in the mouths of English speakers. Grant explains that this pronunciation of “street” as “shtreet” is simply a feature of language — sort of the consonant version of a diphthong. This is part of...
Did you learn the vowels as “a,” “e,” “i,” “o,” “u,” and sometimes “y” and “w”? A caller who was taught that in second grade was left wondering: When and where does “w” function as a vowel? This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “The...
